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Chapter 22

           

           "AllIknowofit;andindeedIonlyknowsomuch,throughpiecingitoutformyself;formyfatheralwaysavoidsit,and,evenwhenMissHavishaminvitedmetogothere,toldmenomoreofitthanitwasabsolutelyrequisiteIshouldunderstand.ButIhaveforgottenonething.Ithasbeensupposedthatthemantowhomshegavehermisplacedconfidenceactedthroughoutinconcertwithherhalf-brother;thatitwasaconspiracybetweenthem;andthattheysharedtheprofits."

           "Iwonderhedidn’tmarryherandgetalltheproperty,"saidI.

           "Hemayhavebeenmarriedalready,andhercruelmortificationmayhavebeenapartofherhalf-brother’sscheme,"saidHerbert."Mind!Idon’tknowthat."

           "Whatbecameofthetwomen?"Iasked,afteragainconsideringthesubject.

           "Theyfellintodeepershameanddegradationiftherecanbedeeperandruin."

           "Aretheyalivenow?"

           "Idon’tknow."

           "YousaidjustnowthatEstellawasnotrelatedtoMissHavisham,butadopted.Whenadopted?"

           Herbertshruggedhisshoulders."TherehasalwaysbeenanEstella,sinceIhaveheardofaMissHavisham.Iknownomore.Andnow,Handel,"saidhe,finallythrowingoffthestoryasitwere,"thereisaperfectlyopenunderstandingbetweenus.AllthatIknowaboutMissHavisham,youknow."

           "AndallthatIknow,"Iretorted,"youknow."

           "Ifullybelieveit.

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